It's Amnesty Folks

Lots of illegals are in this country now and the president is saying those in his party that reject his policy for letting all these people in are not being good Americans. This statement pisses me off to no end. I stand by the president for many of the actions he has taken in the past and still support the fight in Iraq but this situation with the illegals has really gotten under my skin. There will be a virtual meltdown when the full impact of allowing this bill before the house and senate comes in to effect. There is this false argument that people who want the amnesty use when they say you cannot deport 12 million people. How about deport five hundred a week? How about start fining the hell out of these people that do the hiring of illegals. This argument about separating families is ridiculous, if the parent is any parent at all they sure as hell would not go off with out having their child with them. We didn't force these people to cross the border and stay over here and we don't owe them anything because they broke the law and now want us to feel sorry because their child was born here.

Yes, I am disappointed with the stand Mr Bush has taken with this immigration issue. I hope people pull together before it becomes too late and send enough voice to our representatives that they do the right thing. I say once again that this position the president has taken is one I cannot back. Newt Gingrich has taken a strong stance against this process being pushed and I hope that perhaps he can deliver some information to the public that will cause outcries in a volume loud enough that will create some sort of stand down and will kill the possibility of this bill making it into law.

memorial day

Memorial day and I give thanks to all the troops that have served in this latest war and those that have served in all the wars this country has ever fought in. Giving thanks to all those that have given so much by serving and those that gave their lives brings some sadness to this day. We must not forget our fighting forces and we must keep them in our prayers and we must not forget the family of these brave individuals and the sacrifice they make with sharing their loved one with this nation for that period of time they serve in keeping this nation safe.

Today was a very good day for me. I had company from friends and the visit was good even if it may not have been long enough it certainly was good to have them stop over and spend the night. Vick and Sherri live across the state from me and although I still have not gone there, "Las Cruces", to visit them, I will be making the trip later this year.

Tomorrow we plan to make a short trip out to a lake about 12 miles from Hobbs. Years in the past many hours were spent by Vick and I doing our damnedest to catch every fish in that hole and down a couple beers in the process. That time is the past and the lake has lost all its former glory as a fishing hole because now the banks are covered with cat-tails and blocking access to where you can't even cast your bait into the water.

Perhaps some day the state will come to the aid of the lake and make it useful to the fishing public once again. That is the hope but I honestly don't see it happening any time soon. Tomorrow I will go and enjoy the trip and enjoy the time I get to spend with my old friend and hope some day somebody in government manages get the lake back in shape. Who knows perhaps one day one of those soldiers or individuals now fighting overseas will return to find this old lake in good condition, Just a thought...